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"Allegory, " Art Deco-Cubist Drawing with Multiple Nude Male Figures, circa 1920s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly conceived and executed, this Cubist-influenced Art Deco drawing shows four nude male figures, three below in various stages of surprise and exclamation, and a Christ-like figure above, gesturing to them in peace. The scene may be a modern day allusion to several Biblical stories of the risen Christ appearing to his followers, including on the road to Emmaus...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
Royal Navy Ship Pencil Drawings by George Bryant Campion
Located in Downingtown, PA
Royal Navy Ship Pencil Drawings by George Bryant Campion,
Graphite on Cardstock,
Circa 1830
Four pencil drawings of Royal Navy Ships on embossed cardstock, three signed by the artist and framed and glazed. The cardstock is impressed with makers name "Dobbs: London".
Three of the pictures are signed " to the lower corners G.C." The views are identified as follows:
Upper left picture is a starboard view of a Royal Navy frigate or Sixth-rate ship,
Upper right picture is a starboard view of a First-Rate ship of the line and inscribed at the top in the artist's hand, " A British Ship on a foreign Station",
Lower left picture is a starboard view of a Third or Fourth-Rate Royal Navy Ship under full sail,
Lower right picture is a starboard view of a First-Rate Royal Navy Ship at anchor.
The cards pressure...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
1976 Mexican Ricardo H. Salazar Pencil Drawing/Paper, Hidalgo, MX
Located in Miami, FL
1976 Mexican Ricardo H. Salazar Pencil Drawing/Paper, Hidalgo, MX
Offered for sale is an intricately and masterfully drawn realistic pencil drawing of a Mexican woman in the city of...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art USA - Drawings
Materials
Wire
1955 Federico Cantú Art Drawing Set of Six Sheets Pencil on Paper Mexico
By Federico Cantú
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1955 Federico Cantú art drawing set of six pencil on paper Mexico
Federico Cantú was a Mexican mural painter, sculptor, engraver and artist who was inf...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
Vintage Ink Drawing Of A Nude Male Figure
Located in San Carlos, CA
Framed Male Nude Figure Drawing by William Delucchi, 1990
For Sale: A compelling and expressive monochrome ink or wash drawing of a nude male figure, attributed to artist William De...
Category
1990s American Expressionist USA - Drawings
Materials
Paint
"Male Nude, " Early and Fine Drawing by William Baziotes at National Academy
By William Baziotes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although William Baziotes is justifiably famous for his Surrealist and Biomorphic paintings later in his career, his extraordinary talent is evident in his early works as well. This ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Drawings
Copper Plate Engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in San Francisco, CA
G. B. Piranesi, in his fifties, was interested in archaeology and studied in Southern Italy where he produced drawings of Greek architecture.
Medium: Etching on laid paper.
Year: c...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique USA - Drawings
Charcoal Drawing of a View from a Balcony by Lambro Ahlas
By Lambro Ahlas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A view from a balcony by Lambro Ahlas.
Charcoal pencil on paper. Matted in a black matte under glass in a thin gilt frame.
Ahlas was a California-born artist of Greek ancestry....
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Six Scenes with Male Nudes, " Drawings from Morocco by Jacques Azéma, 1946
By Jacques Azema
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable ensemble of drawings dating to 1946, on one sheet of paper, each scene depicting one or more male nude figures, this work displays the stylization and mannerism that is suggestive of Le Corbusier and his contemporaries. The artist was Jacques Azéma...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Still Lifes, Gouache after Paul LeLong and Both Initialed "A.G."
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of late 19th century still life Gouaches after Paul LeLong, French, 1799-1846. His specialty was small still-life of table tops with various objects. ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
Original Watercolor Rendering for 1956 Living Room by Leleu Firm, Paris
By Jules Leleu
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This gorgeous, original elevation watercolor, depicting a living room wall centered around a baronial fireplace with deep red brick hearth, was prepared for Madame Keime by the celebrated Leleu firm, in the years when Jules Leleu was passing the baton to his sons André and Jean and his daughter Paule. At the height of the Art Deco period, Jules was known for his sumptuous furniture with inlays of exotic woods such as Macassar ebony, amboyna and palisander, as well as designs for illustrious projects such as the SS Normandie and SS Ile de France...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Paint
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Robert Freiman Watercolor and Ink on Paper, 1957
By Robert Freiman
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic midcentury watercolor and ink on paper by Robert Freiman, signed and dated 1957.
Robert J Freiman (b. 1917 - d. 1991), deaf from birth, was born in New York City and attended the Lexington School for the Deaf. He studied art at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League, the Parsons School of Design, and, in Paris, at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Freiman’s spectrum of styles evolved considerably over the course of his long career, ranging from early portraiture and realistic landscape to mixed-media works using watercolor, acrylic, and pen. He was a regular exhibitor at the Sidewalk Art...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Drawings
$1,800 / set
"Spring Frolic, " Rare Drawing with Nudes by Gaston Goor, Late Art Deco
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finely drawn and vividly hued, this drawing was executed in 1954 by Gaston Goor, who was famous for illustrating a number of books by Roger Peyrefitte and others in France. Goor was ...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Crayon
"Seated Male Figure, Beachside, " Early Drawing by John B. Lear with Cabana
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finely and beautifully captured, this depiction of a shirtless young man, handsome and pensive, sitting on the beach with his legs grasped in his ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
'Tri/Sq Series #3' by Terry Downs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This geometric abstract pencil drawing by Terry Downs is signed, dated, and titled. Featuring various geometric shapes of numerous colors intersecting, and set over a white backgroun...
Category
Late 20th Century USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
Drawing of a Naked Man in the Academic Hot Seat 1910 France
Located in palm beach, FL
Drawing of a naked man in the academic hot seat 1910 France.
This young man poses in a relaxed manner, leaning on a harness. His raised foot rests on a bar of furniture.
The model's...
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Early 20th Century French USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
Bernard Boutet de Monvel, Framed Drawing Made Crossing Sarhara, France, c. 1922
By Bernard Boutet de Monvel
Located in New York, NY
One of a series of drawings Bernard Boutet de Monvel made circa 1922 while participating in the Croisière Citroën, an expedition comprising scientists and artists who traversed the S...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
Anna Walinska 'Biblical Series' Gouache
Located in Sharon, CT
Anna Walinska gouache on Paper, from the 'Biblical' series. Abstract imaging of large groups of huddled people in Classical/Renaissance style. Image si...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern USA - Drawings
Materials
Paint
Original Gordon Henderson Fashion Sketches
Located in Houston, TX
Original Gordon Henderson fashion sketches, watercolor and pencil on paper. Signed and framed (listed measurements includes frame). Each sketch measur...
Category
1980s American Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Linen, Glass, Wood, Paper
$795 / item
MCM Diego Rivera Art Watercolor Drawing Mexico
By Diego Rivera
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Diego Rivera Art Watercolor Drawing warm brown
signed Diego Rivera signature lower right
no COA available
Beautiful wood frame non reflective glass.
Frame 22.75 h x 26.75 w x 2.75 d ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern USA - Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Perrin Architectural Rendering with Green Matte in Wood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Architectural rendering of a Southern California ranch-style home by the artist Perrin. A watercolor rendering featuring greens and browns, with lush ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern USA - Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
"Portrait of a Man" Mininmalist Black and White Drawing
Located in Pasadena, CA
This 1998 marker drawing captures a stripped-down face, reduced to its bare bones. The line, fluid and straightforward, recalls Matisse's last drawings—those dedicated to Nadia. Here...
Category
Late 20th Century USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
18th Century Pastel of a Young boy
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful mid-to-late 18th century portrait of a young boy dressed in a blue coat with a tricorn hat under his left arm. The innocence of this beautiful boy draws you into ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique USA - Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage MCM Abstract Ink on Paper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Immerse your space in the compelling aesthetics of the mid-20th century with this striking vintage abstract ink on paper artwork. Characterized by its bold, graphic black shapes agai...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern USA - Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Robert Freiman Watercolor and Ink on Paper, 1956
By Robert Freiman
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming 1956 Robert Freiman watercolor and ink on paper.
Robert J Freiman (b. 1917 - d. 1991), deaf from birth, was born in New York City and attended the Lexington School for the Deaf. He studied art at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League, the Parsons School of Design, and, in Paris, at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Freiman’s spectrum of styles evolved considerably over the course of his long career, ranging from early portraiture and realistic landscape to mixed-media works using watercolor, acrylic, and pen. He was a regular exhibitor at the Sidewalk Art...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Drawings
Fabrizio Clerici Costume Drawings
By Fabrizio Clerici
Located in New York, NY
Two costume drawings for a production of "L'Incoronazione du Poppea." Watercolor and ink on paper. Matted and framed in white painted wood with glass....
Category
20th Century Italian USA - Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
$8,000 / set
Abstract Expressionist Ink Drawing on Paper by Salvatore Grippi 1953
By Salvatore Grippi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This ink figurative abstract Expressionist piece on paper is signed by its creator, noted New York School artist Salvatore Grippi. Though undated, the piece is similar in form and st...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
$904 Sale Price
71% Off
Desert Drawing N.001, Original Black and White Archival Ink Drawing on Hardwood
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Desert Drawing N. 001. Original drawing on hardwood, 2022. Archival black ink. Sawtooth wall hanger.
Measures: Width: 7-3/4”
Length: 10-3/4”
Depth: 0-...
Category
2010s USA - Drawings
Materials
Paint
"The Idealized City, " Depiction of Classicized, Homophile Paradise by Goor
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This idealized view of a Greek city of cliffside temples and columned walls climbing a craggy mountain is also the depiction of a homophile Shangri-La, where lithe nude male figures ...
Category
1960s French Art Deco Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
French Vintage Framed Pastel Portrait
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French vintage (late 20th century) framed pastel portrait of a lady (“Lydie” as titled on the reverse); a birthday gift from her husband marking the special occasion and place of La ...
Category
20th Century French Other USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
French Art Deco Black and White Framed Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco black and white framed drawing.
Beautifully executed stylized French Art Deco black and white drawing in a giltwood frame wit...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
Original Landscape Drawing by Leonce Pelletier Dated 1937
Located in Miami, FL
Very well drawn art piece signed Leonce Pelletier, dated 1937.
This landscape art is very subtle and would look great in a contemporary or traditiona...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
Reverse Drawing of Moorish Architecture by Cathy Wiggs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Bold image of Moorish architecture executed with a unique technique, a reverse drawing on a sheet of Mylar or plastic. The effect is quite alluring and very much in the manor of the ...
Category
20th Century English British Colonial USA - Drawings
Materials
Plastic
French School Teacher Educational Paintings "La Pipe", circa 1930s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Painted by a school teacher in rural Hautes Pyrenees, France. Based on the Toto, Lili, Rene and Jojo French educational stories. It is likely that the s...
Category
1930s French Folk Art Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Radiant Pastel of Dancers by Acclaimed Artist Alice Pritchard
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautifully rendered original pastel of "Dancers Before Rehearsal" by acclaimed American artist Alice Pritchard. Her painterly technique begins with the application of washes of opaq...
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1990s American USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
Detailed 18th Century Style Framed Pastel Bouquet Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burlwood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique USA - Drawings
Materials
Cane
Mark Sheinkman (NY Artist, B. 1963) Graphite On Paper Linear Abstract
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Mark Sheinkman is an American contemporary artist. His primary media are oil painting, drawing, and printmaking.
This is a graphite on paper depicting a linear abstraction compositi...
Category
20th Century American USA - Drawings
Materials
Steel
"Semi-Nude Man with Beech Tree, " Pencil Drawing by John Lear
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Much like Salvador Dali, who continued to create his mysterious and puzzling landscapes long after Surrealism had lost its popularity, John Lear drew and painted in the same manner f...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Drawings
Marc Chagall David Montant La Colline des Oliviers (pl. 71) Signed Etching
By Marc Chagall
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A spiritual modern etching with hand coloring on Arches wove paper titled “David Montant La Colline des Oliviers (David Ascending The Mount of Olives)” (pl. 71 from The Bible Series)...
Category
1950s Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Man with Blue Eyes, " Portrait by Paul Cadmus, Possibly of Robert F. Kennedy
By Paul Cadmus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although there is no evidence that Paul Cadmus knew Robert F. Kennedy, this portrait of a handsome, youthful man with blue eyes and a thick head of hair suggests that the artist admi...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Charcoal Drawing by Miriam Kubach
By Miriam Kubach
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abstract charcoal drawing by Miriam Kubach, American, circa 1960s. It is executed on paper and has been professionally framed under UV resistant glass in a clean lined black lacquer ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Etching in Sepia 22/50
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This etching is signed and numbered by the artist. A female nude sits with her back to us, in varying shades of sepia orange. The etching is rather small, only measuring 3.5" by 4.5"...
Category
20th Century USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
Michael Glier "Wall Street, New York, New York" Gouache on Paper (2008)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic gouache on paper from 2008 by Michael Glier, a recipient of a National Endowment Fellowship in drawing and a Guggenheim Fellowship in painting. The drawing "Wall Street,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
Drawing of a Nude from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Written in bottom right: "After Skrebneski - TWD 91"
While Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023) was best-known for his architectural practice—for his integral role in the restoration of th...
Category
Late 20th Century American USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
Grand-Scaled French Architectural Drawing
By Atelier Garnier
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pencil with wash: a fine and grandly-scaled French architectural drawing of the "Credit Municipal" building; stamped "Atelier Garnier, Lyon
Category
1930s French Vintage USA - Drawings
Art Deco Black Panther by Paul Jouve
By Paul Jouve
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco etching by French Artist Paul Jouve depicting a Black Panther.
Made in France
Circa: 1930
Category
20th Century French Art Deco USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
$5,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Crouching Tiger by Paul Jove
By Paul Jouve
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco Original Etching by Paul Jouve, depicting a Crouching Tiger.
Made in France.
Circa: 1930.
Signature: Jouve.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
Antique Raffaello Hand Colored Lithograph Etching in Gilt Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive Italian hand-colored classic motif print depicting lions, birds, griffins, swans, ruins, putti and strongmen.
Raffaello Sanzio d'Urbino, also known as Raphael, designed t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical USA - Drawings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paper
Set of Seven Working Drawings by José Thenée
By Jose Thenne
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of seven working drawings by José Thenée. José Thenée was a master blacksmith born in Austria in 1853 who made his home in Argentina.
Sizes:
23.25" H x 17.25" W
23" H x 14...
Category
Early 20th Century Argentine USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
$4,200 / set
"Left Jab, " Rare, Vivid Drawing of Two Boxers by Littlefield, 1928
By William Littlefield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
William Littlefield was fascinated by boxers, capturing them again and again in the 1920s and 1930s, issuing a set of prints and producing a series of vivid, arresting drawings. Each...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Drawings
Vintage Boho Line Drawing Figurative on Paper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Discover the quiet power of minimalism with this captivating vintage figurative line drawing. Executed with a confident, single-line technique, this ink-on-paper work captures the es...
Category
Late 20th Century American Minimalist USA - Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Art Deco Black Panther by Paul Jouve
By Paul Jouve
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco etching of walking black panther by french artist Paul Jouve signed on the lower left side.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century, American Pencil Drawing of Ann Eugene Dalton Circa 1888.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Wonderful pencil on paper drawing.
Exhibited portrait from the David S Ramus Gallery, Atlanta GA.
Category
19th Century American Antique USA - Drawings
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Francesco Ballesio, A Fine Orientalist Pencil and Watercolor Reclining Beauty
By Francesco Ballesio 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Francesco Ballesio (Italian, 1860-1923). A fine orientalist pencil and watercolor heightened with gum Arabic on paper figure of "A Middle-Eastern Beauty at Rest" depicting a young maiden resting on a Persian rug laid down as a bed while holding a tambourine and next to a Moroccan ivory-inlaid octagonal table with a tea pot on top. Signed and inscribed 'Ballesio Roma Tivoli' (upper right). All within an ornate rococo gilt wood and gesso carved frame with a protective glass, Rome, circa 1890-1900,
Frame height: 23 inches (58.4 cm).
Frame width: 30 1/2 inches (30.5 cm).
Frame depth: 2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm).
Paper height: 15 inches (38.1 cm).
Paper width: 21 1/2 inches (54.7 cm).
Literature:
A similar subject matter watercolor is catalogued and illustrated in Caroline Juler, "Les Orientalistes...
Category
1890s Italian Islamic Antique USA - Drawings
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paper
Framed Drawing by Mexican Artist José Luis Cuevas
By José Luis Cuevas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pencil drawing on paper by José Luis Cuevas (Mexican, b.1934). Entitled "La Esperanza". The work is signed right center and dated 20 Dic. 60 lower right, Silvan Simon Gallery label and inscribed title verso. Sight is 11" by 8.5". With frame is 15" by 19".
José Luis Cuevas was a prominent member of the Generación de la Ruptura (Breakaway Generation), who first challenged the then dominant Mexican muralism movement. He remains a distinguished and controversial artist who is known for depicting the darker side of life and the debasement of the human society with often shocking images. He is also known for being an advocate against creating art purely for commercial gain.
Provenance: this group of the work on paper by Cuevas is from a collection purchased in 60s from Silvan Simone Gallery, Los Angles, CA. The The Silvan Simone Gallery was founded in 1958 by Silvan Simone, an former co-owner of the Florentine Gallery in Pacific Palisades. Between 1959 and 1967, the gallery showed artists such as Lee Mullican, Gordon Wagner...
Category
1960s Mexican Modern Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
Collection of 3 Contemporary Religious Drawings, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury drawings depicting religious biblical events. These interesting pieces of are all titled, signed and dated.
Sold with professional g...
Category
20th Century French USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper, Wood
$360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Original Artwork Entitled Figure #3 by Jean Olds
By George Segal, Rolph Scarlett, Earl Kerkam, Peter Keil, Arthur Okamura
Located in Raleigh, NC
Figure #3 by Jean Olds, signed and dated 1984. A figure of a curvaceous woman outlined in green against a vibrant yellow background. Gouache on reversed woodblock on rice paper, matt...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Paper
Van Day Truex Ink Wash and Watercolor Self-Portrait, circa 1945
By Van Day Truex
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A unique and original circa 1945 self-portrait by the legendary designer Van Day Truex painted in black ink, ink wash, and watercolor on celadon green wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern USA - Drawings
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Original Gordon Henderson Fashion Sketches
Located in Houston, TX
Original Gordon Henderson fashion sketches, watercolor and pencil on paper. Signed and framed (listed measurements includes frame). Each sketch measur...
Category
1980s American Vintage USA - Drawings
Materials
Linen, Glass, Wood, Paper
$795 / item
Numbered Etching on Paper - Australian Aboriginal Art by Betsy Lewis Napang
By Betsy Lewis Napangardi
Located in Morristown, NJ
2006, Australian, Betsy Lewis Napangardi (1940-2008), Framed Mina Mina Dreaming, etching on paper. Number 5 of 60 and pencil signed Betsy Lewis with embossed seal. Information on the back of the work from the Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Association and dated 1/11/2007, describes the story behind the work authenticates it.
Dimensions:
17.5"w x 23.5"h x 1.5"d (framed)
7.5"w x 13"h (sight)
Condition:
Good. Not examined out of frame. Shows well. Ready to hang.
Biography:
Betsy Lewis Napangardi was a traditional Warlpiri woman from the Yuendumu Community region. Betsy was born in the bush just west of Yuendumu in the 1940’s, this was before hospitals and health clinics were available and accessible in the area. Betsy moved to Mount Doreen Station with her family at a young age. She was raised by Paddy Japanangka Lewis and attended the Yuendumu School. She spent her life living in Yuendumu.
Betsy began painting full time in 1999 however she had been painting for Warlukurlangu Artists for some time before then. She was considered at the forefront of the move towards more abstract depictions of Aboriginal art however did maintain a strong connection to her Kurruwarri heritage. Her art is bright and textured with thick layers of paint. Some of her family members are also artists such as Margaret Lewis.
Betsy is known best for five Dreamtime depictions - Snake Vine, Women’s Dreaming, Edible Fungus, Dreaming Site and Dogwood. The story of Jintiparnta is of the Napangardi and Napanangka women who collect Jintiparnta or Edible Fungus at Karnakarlangu. The area is also known as Mina Mina. The ancestral women would travel from here heading north and east toward Janyinki and Alcoota country. The Mina Mina is a ceremonial place which belongs to the Japanangka and Japangardi men and the Napanangka and Napangardi women. Water soakages, sand hills...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern USA - Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
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